Transcript 100 Characteristics of Earth Reasons for the

Characteristics
of Earth
Reasons for
the Seasons
Name That
Motion
The
Moon
Stars
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As the Sun gets higher in the sky, the
shadows get . . .
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shorter.
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Which direction does the Earth
rotate?
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(in the opposite direction a clock moves)
Counterclockwise
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The Earth is which planet from the
sun?
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The Earth is the third
planet from the Sun.
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The Earth is mostly
covered with . . .
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water.
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Name a characteristic of Earth the
protects us from space debris and acts
similar to a greenhouse.
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The atmosphere.
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Why does the Earth have seasons?
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Earth has a tilted axis that stays fixed
while Earth revolves in its orbital
path around the Sun.
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As we move from spring to summer
the days become . . .
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Longer.
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True/False
The reason it is warmer in the summer in
the Northern Hemisphere is because the
Earth is closer to the sun.
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False. The real reason is because the North
Pole, of Earth is tilted toward the Sun
causing longer days and therefore warmer
weather.
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What would happen to the seasons if
our planet changed from a 23.5
degree tilt to a 0 degree tilt?
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There would be NO MORE seasons.
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In addition to the tilt of Earth’s axis,
what MOTION of Earth causes the
seasons?
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Earth revolves. (this means one
mass, such as the Earth, goes around
another mass, such as the Sun)
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What is the motion that takes Earth 24
hours or one day to complete causing day
on half of Earth and night on the other
half?
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Rotation!!!
(spinning on an axis like a TOP)
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What is the motion that happens
when the Earth travels around the
Sun?
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Revolution.
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Which motions causes the direction
of your shadow to change?
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The rotation of Earth.
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What is the motion that takes the
Earth 365 days or one year to
complete?
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Revolution.
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Why do the Sun and Moon APPEAR
to move across the sky from our
point-of-view on Earth?
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Rotation.
(the Earth spinning on its axis)
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The Moon revolves in its orbital path
around . . .
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the Earth.
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It takes how long for the Moon to
make one revolution around the
Earth?
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About one month (27/28 days)
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It takes the Moon how long to make
one rotation?
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About one month (27/28 days)
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What do we call the phase of the
moon when we do not see it in the
sky?
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A new Moon.
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What is our evidence that the Moon is
revolving in its orbital path around
the Earth?
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The phases of the Moon.
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True/False
All the stars are the same.
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False.
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What is the name of our star?
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The Sun.
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Why does the Sun appear larger than
the other stars?
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It appears larger than the other stars
because it is the closest start to our
planet, Earth.
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Why do the other stars in the sky
appear smaller and dimmer than our
star, the Sun?
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The other stars in the sky appear
smaller and dimmer than our star, the
Sun because they are so far away.
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What is the difference between a
planet and a star?
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Stars are huge balls of hot gases that give
off their own energy and light. Planets
reflect the light of stars and do not give off
their own light.
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